Excavations at the ancient city of Troy in Türkiye’s northwestern Çanakkale province are uncovering a 2,800-year-old agora, shedding new light on the city’s 5,000-year history of wars, fires and earthquakes that repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt it.
Troy is featured in Homer’s "Iliad," which tells of a 20-year war. Professor Reyhan Körpe, deputy head of the Troy excavations, said archaeologists have been working since 2014 to understand the connection between Bronze Age Troy and Ilion of the Archaic and Classical periods.
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998, the Troy archaeological site is home to a civilization dating back 5,000 years and attracts thousands of visitors from around the world, particularly from East Asia. Excavations are being conducted under the direction of professor Rüstem Aslan, head of the Troy Excavations Committee.
The work is being carried out with permission from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in coordination with Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.
Troy’s oldest agora
